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I went to QEGS and believe it or not, one Dave Edmundson was head of PE.

He used to scare the **** out of me

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https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pF3DCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT68&lpg=PT68&dq=secret+footballer+burnley&source=bl&ots=tw3D58__sy&sig=ACfU3U1ceckuaH9r35rbzP1kQOlXurwMTw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZx6ja4JXpAhVuSBUIHW5pAXEQ6AEwBXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=secret%20footballer%20burnley&f=false if you want to get annoyed. ...

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Most of these comments seem to be confusing acting ability and screen / stage presence. For example Nicolas Cage, Bruce Willis, Arnie, the Rock etc are all limited actors in terms of range, but they dominate the screen big style, hence they are good film actors. Some can do both stage and screen suc...

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I guess you could also have had Phil Bardsley instead of Jay Rod?

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Andrew Lloyd Webber?

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Rodleydave wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:52 am
Someone was campaigning on twitter we should all do the same for Dion Dublin... !!!!
Now Captain Tom next Thursday that's a different matter.

I'm always onboard for giving Tom Heaton a clap

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Can you imagine a future where this epidemic situation is commonplace? Login online via your season ticket so you can take your virtual seat at the game while watching a streamed service. A small speaker attached to every seat, so you can sing and shout down your laptop or phone microphone. At least...

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So they are currently nearly £150 million in debt, have I read that right?

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First series was a cracker, and this has great potential to be even better

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Struggling to see why so many are going for option 1? Considering we are safe and the potential is there for clubs like Brighton, Villa, West Ham etc to go down, surely we need to finish the season?

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If you fancy a laugh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfDUu4X ... dex=5&t=0s

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So I don't go too deep into finances, but in a nutshell we have: £35 million profit tax year 17/18 5 million profit for tax year 18/19 So roughly £40 million in the bank + squad value of around £250 million ? Plus a £10-15 million pound training facility, don't owe any money to anyone, are gradually...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4It6sz0hOw

Could watch this on a loop for ages, when Phil Bird went full Kevin Keegan. I was in my living room with very similar expressions

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Interesting how referees seem to be very hesitant in giving us a penalty, even now with VAR. Cases in point: Southampton H - Barnes chopped in the box, no pen given, VAR says no pen?? Watford A - Barnes chopped in the box, no pen given, VAR gives the pen. Bournemouth H - Handball in the box, no pen ...

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Scary that we got to the semis with that team, but agreed, the talent coming through is very promising: GK: Pope / Henderson LB: Trent, Bissaka, Reece James CBs: Tomori, Gomez, Tarkowski, Mings LB: Chilwell, Taylor CMs: Winks, Rice Attacking MIds: Mount, Maddison, Grealish, Barkley, Foden Forwards: ...

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As mentioned above, it is going to be a split between players who are OOC, players who want to leave, and players who we may have to sell if we receive a massive offer. Players who we should be definitely trying to move on for cash: Gibson Hart Vydra? (Not sure about him, depends if we can get bette...

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Very useful.

Few observations:

crazy in 2017/18 how little our league position changed.

Under Dyche in seasons 2016/17/18/19 our goals scored were on a similar level. Until Dwight McNeil started playing on game 19 of the 18/19 season. After that our goals per game shot up dramatically.

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Defending well is part of a team performance so find it very difficult that anyone should consider it a poor performance. We picked up a point having defended really well. As for Match of the Day, that was an absolute disgrace on Saturday and all designed so Shearer could talk about Newcastle. You ...

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For me, any improvements to the ground should be to try and make the place more atmospheric. maybe take a leaf out of some of the new Stands in Germany.

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Pope 8 Bardsley 7 Taylor 7 Tarks 8 Mee 7 Westwood 7 Cork 7 McNeil 9 Hendrick 8 Vydra 8 Rodriguez 8 I think Eddie's tactics were to make this as open a game as possible (especially after what happened at Dean Court). Bit of a gamble that backfired. Was really happy to go in at half time 0-0, I said a...

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One of the draconian rules I’d change. Keeper should be able to come off his line as long as he’s not less than ten yards away when the ball is kicked. I’d also give a goal kick if the pen is saved. It seems unfair for the keeper to save it but get done on the rebound.

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That's a fair point Who I THINK will go down Norwich - Nailed on Villa - As mentioned above, they are so wide open, don't have a natural goalscorer, and things kep happening to them that has a whiff of a relegation bound team (injuries, last minute goals). The final one is really tough.. I'm going t...

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Always love the oppo manager saying "We knew what Burnley were going to do" ...

after we beat them.

The comment always has an undertone of us being predictable, but they still can't combat it

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Really don't get Palace. They always look like a really useful outfit when they come to the Turf. They have so many exciting attacking players but can't score goals?

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Get to 40 points, then it's get the popcorn out time

If any of:
Watford
Villa
Brighton
west Ham

go down, it will be hilarious, as their fans are all annoying.

But if we had the chance to Send Brighton down on the last day of the season, I'd take that glorious opportunity over everything else

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If the ball was played backwards, wasn’t he at a disadvantage from being beyond the last defender rather than gaining an advantage?

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from MOTD there looked to be a lot of diving and play acting from the Bournemouth players

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Hasn't taken his chance when he has played.

Often injured.

Seems like a walking yellow card waiting to happen.

Doesn't seem to have the physicality to play in the premier league.

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Blimey, can you imagine sending Brighton down at the last game of the season with Jay Rod scoring the winner? Stuff of dreams

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The fans need to take a look at themselves too. Remember this is a team effort, and the last few games we have just sat back demanding to be entertained with the odd "BOO" thrown in.

Great support

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I think it's white, though yes that second image has me doubting it too as I'd only seen the first, but tbh it doesn't matter either way as the line still goes through Abraham's body rather than on his right shoulder like it should if that isn't his leg. Exactly. Why is the line going right through...

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After watching MOTD2 I'm still at a loss what that offside line was all about. Totally in the wrong place, but conveniently glossed over by the studio pundits.

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You also have to factor in that Bournemouth, Villa and Newcastle have massive injury problems. Personally with Barnes out for the foreseeable, I'd like us to bring in some midfield quality and go to 4-5-1 and rotate Wood and Jay Rod. Also we desperately need a Right Back. I think Lowton has made err...

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This is where it is falling down at the moment Vydra, Gibson each on 30k a week maybe? Never play Or someone in to vastly improve the first team on 50k a week. At some point we will have to back the judgement, or we will be stuck in an eternal cycle of buying players who are no better than we alread...

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We can't risk selling Vydra, as Barnes has his ongoing groin problem, so that is an iffy one. I wouldn't sell Hart until the summer, and especially not to a relegation rival. Gibson can go for me, Kevin Long is an able deputy when needed. And of course ideally we need to bring a couple in (here's ho...

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Just shows the craziness of the offside law, that goal 1 would have been chalked off in the past. And goal 2 (as a former goalie) should have been flagged offside, as Jay was interfering with the keepers line of sight. I didn't celebrate either of the first 2 as I thought VAR would disallow them :(

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My bookies currently has it as: Norwich (1/6), Watford (4/9), Villa (8/13) all odds on then Saints 3/1, WHU 4/1, Bournemouth 4/1. Brighton (15/2) and Newcastle (8/1) after that before you get to us (and Palace) at 12/1. I had a bet pre-season on Bournemouth (6/1 then). Still in with a chance there ...

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The main difference between Charlie Taylor when he first signed and now is his fitness. I always thought he looked a tad leggy, and not really having the physique of a Premier league full-back. However over the last year especially, it is clear that whoever has worked with him on his conditioning an...

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It's a hard balance. We spent 25 million on two players who hardly ever play for us. BUT this is mainly because of the consistent form of the players in front of them (and lack of injuries). Gibson from what I've seen is a bit of an ok player, no better than Kevin Long. However he could've been usef...

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Did he comment on Carroll's elbow?

That was a foul on De Gea all day long

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A few injuries and we look pretty dis-jointed. Looking over SD's tenure as a whole, the best times and the most fluid we have been, are when we have a combination of grit in midfield and width via the fullbacks. I't so frustrating at the moment as we are a couple of players short of being really com...

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Think we'd have had a good change of staying up if Coyle had stayed. Add to that potential signings that January of Wiltshire, Weiss and Holden, then I think we'd have made it. We ended up with Laws, Leon Cort and Danny Fox. Remember we only were relegated in the end due to us not beating wigan at t...

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I think what could help is isolating offside to any part of the leg. It is all about gaining an advantage as you run with your legs, this makes sense. Watched the fa cup highlights and there was a goal scored where the player looked level and a goal was given, no complaints. Would probably have been...

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Massive hate for Paddy on this forum. I don't quite get it. He was funny in Phoenix nights and Max and Paddy. He is a natural game show host, and by all accounts is good on Top Gear.

His stand up is absolutely atrocious I'll give you that.

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Taylor, Bardsley and Wood in for Sat. We will stuff them

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The style of football links with buying better players. The spell when we played 4-5-1 with Defour pulling the strings and Brady on top form, we were a pleasure to watch. We have also played effective football over the last two seasons at times. Especially with the emergence of McNeil who I love wat...

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Here we go again - that was 2 seasons ago - we once won the league you know But the point is a valid one. Minus Defour, the bulk of that squad who finished 7th still plays for us now. Hence we have it in our armoury to finish at least mid table. They don’t become bad players overnight. We do need s...

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Nothing wrong with Westwood. Cork unfortunately needs replacing

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So Longstaff’s goal won...

Hendricks’ at Brighton last month was a similar and better goal and didn’t even make the shortlist

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Didn't MOTD show our XG at 4.5 against Chelsea and theirs was around 1.5, of I dreamed that up?

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